Kjell Landmark
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Kjell Landmark was a Norwegian
poet and politician, born in Arendal
. He was one of the founders of the party Sosialistisk Folkeparti, today's Socialist Left
. He was central in the struggle against Norwegian membership of the European Economic Community, which ended in a 1972 referendum rejecting membership. Also a writer, Landmark published two collections of poems.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
poet and politician, born in Arendal
Arendal
is a town and municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. Arendal belongs to the traditional region of Sørlandet.The town of Arendal is the administrative center the municipality and also of Aust-Agder county...
. He was one of the founders of the party Sosialistisk Folkeparti, today's Socialist Left
Socialist Left Party (Norway)
The Socialist Left Party or SV, is a Norwegian left-wing political party. At one point one of the smallest parties in Parliament, it became the fourth-largest political party in Norway for the first time in the 2001 parliamentary election, and has been so ever since...
. He was central in the struggle against Norwegian membership of the European Economic Community, which ended in a 1972 referendum rejecting membership. Also a writer, Landmark published two collections of poems.